From owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Mon Jul 14 21:15:20 2003 Return-Path: X-Original-To: dros-outgoing Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 366A87D177 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:15:20 +0100 (BST) X-Original-To: dros-list@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id B55B97D196 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:15:19 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6020) id D052C7D177; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:15:18 +0100 (BST) X-Original-To: bionet-drosophila@net.bio.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6B397D13B for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:13:28 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id EACB57D1BD; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:13:27 +0100 (BST) To: bionet-drosophila@net.bio.net From: kcook@bio.indiana.edu (Kevin Cook) Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Subject: Proposal Fly Nomenclature Changes Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20030714151457.055f48d0@sunflower.bio.indiana.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Original-To: dros@net.bio.net X-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id E44D57D13B for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:13:26 +0100 (BST) X-Received: from sunflower.bio.indiana.edu (unknown [156.56.96.143]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 674737D24C for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:13:25 +0100 (BST) X-Received: from SOAPBERRY.bio.indiana.edu (soapberry.bio.indiana.edu [129.79.226.46]) by sunflower.bio.indiana.edu (8.11.6+Sun/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h6EKDOf18945 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:13:24 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: kcook@sunflower.bio.indiana.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 X-To: dros@net.bio.net Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:15:18 +0100 (BST) Sender: owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear Colleagues, The Fly Board appointed a committee consisting of the two of us, Scott Hawley and Kevin Cook, to consider issues concerning Drosophila nomenclature. We were charged with evaluating troublesome aspects of nomenclature and offering suggestions to simplify and rationalize the naming of genetic elements. In particular, we were asked to examine the practice of capitalizing gene names. While we may bring other nomenclatural issues up for discussion by the Drosophila community in the future, we would like to focus now on capitalized gene names. As we announced at the Fly Meeting, we are distributing a proposal for public comment. It may be viewed at http://flystocks.bio.indiana.edu/Caps.htm. Please examine the document and send your comments to Scott Hawley (RSH@Stowers-Institute.org) and/or Kevin Cook (kcook@bio.indiana.edu). We would like to know what you think about the issue of capitalization in general and what you think about proposed changes to symbols for specific genes. We will periodically compile comments and post them on-line at the URL above. Please feel free to respond to posted comments. If you do not want your comments posted publicly or if you would like your comments posted anonymously, please tell us in your correspondence. We hope we can reach some consensus about this issue. If changes are to be implemented, we will make an announcement in the Fall. Best regards, Scott Hawley and Kevin Cook __________________________________________________________ Kevin Cook, Ph.D. Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center Department of Biology http://flystocks.bio.indiana.edu Jordan Hall 142 Indiana University 812-855-5782 1001 E. Third St. 812-855-2577 (fax) Bloomington, IN 47405-3700 kcook@bio.indiana.edu --- .